
台湾の頼清徳総統は10日の双十節式典で演説し、軍事的威圧を強める中国を批判。「現状を守り抜く」と宣言し、防衛力強化の方針を示した一方で、米中対話の継続を歓迎するなど対中姿勢は抑制的だった。
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台湾の双十節式典での総統演説と、中台関係および米中関係の動向。
【台北時事】台湾の頼清徳総統は10日、台北の総統府前で開かれた「双十節」(中華民国の建国記念日に相当)の式典で演説した。軍事的威圧を強める中国を「台湾海峡の現状を変更しようとしている」と批判し、「台湾海峡とインド太平洋の平和と安定という現状を守り抜く」と宣言。防衛力を引き続き強化する方針も示した。
台湾総統の息子監視か 米FBI、「中国の女スパイ」逮捕
頼氏は演説で、台湾の独立でも統一でもない「現状維持」の立場を改めて鮮明にした。台湾世論やトランプ米政権が現状を支持していることが背景にある。一方、台湾統一を目指す中国の習近平政権は現状の固定化を警戒し、頼氏を「台湾独立派」と呼んで敵視する。
頼氏は、政権が取り組む防衛費増額について「挑発ではなく戦争を抑止するためだ」と説明。日本を含むインド太平洋地域の民主主義国に対し、「力を結集すべきだ。現状の変更を許してはならない」と訴えた。
一部では中国を名指しで批判したものの、全体的なトーンとしては対中姿勢は抑制的だった。年内に米中首脳の再会談が予定され、トランプ大統領が対話ムードを重視していることが影響した可能性がある。頼氏は「米中が対話を通じて競争を管理し、衝突や戦争のリスクを低減することを歓迎する」と表明した。

Foreign nationals from more than 70 countries, including Japan, are participating in the fighting between Russia and Ukraine, and volunteer soldiers from Central and South American countries are also participating. Mexican President Sheinbaum said he would investigate the authenticity of a video purporting to show people who appear to be drug cartel members fighting alongside Ukrainian troops. Approximately 40% of the approximately 16,000 foreign volunteers on the Ukrainian side are from Central and South America, and it is believed that there are more than 1,500 Central and South American soldiers on the Russian military side. This is due to economic hardship and cartels aiming to acquire technology, and in Peru and other countries, investigations are conducted after returning to Japan, resulting in deaths and disappearances. The International Federation for Human Rights has pointed out the vulnerable position of foreign fighters and is calling on governments around the world to strengthen exit controls.

US President Donald Trump on Monday accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of continuing attacks on Russian oil refineries, saying they are causing problems for farmers and ranchers. He also pointed out that Zelenskiy had the opportunity to end the conflict but failed to do so, and suggested that a new leader be brought in who could forge an agreement.

The US president has criticized Ukraine's president and said "new leadership" is needed. Foreign Minister Motegi conveyed his regrets to the US side regarding the robbery and murder incident that occurred in Okinawa, and also conveyed Japan's position regarding the ICC. The Palestinian Authority president has postponed parliamentary elections to September next year. Hakurei Nishiyama deferred judgment on the exercise of her rights, and shogi player Tomoka Hakurei Nishiyama defended her title and gained the right to become the first female shogi player. Taiwan's president insists that he will continue to protect peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific. The foreign ministers of eight countries, including Japan, the UK, France and Germany, issued a joint statement strongly opposing US sanctions against the ICC. Russia's deputy prime minister said the lifting of restrictions on diesel oil exports would begin immediately, and the U.S. Treasury announced that it would ease some sanctions against Russia until early April next year. The U.S. Geological Survey reports a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Panama. The US president announced that he has reached an agreement with the Russian president for Russia to immediately supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel oil to the international market. ICC Director Tomoko Akane has vowed to fulfill her mission while maintaining independence and impartiality in the face of U.S. sanctions, and the ICC has condemned the sanctions as an attack on the rule of law and the foundations of the international legal order. Prime Minister Takaichi expressed deep concern after the US government designated the ICC as subject to sanctions. According to Reuters, the US government has placed the International Criminal Court under sanctions. Pillay, who has been selected to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, expressed concern about the situation in which international law is exposed to political attack, and Director Akane praised the award as a recognition of the extremely important role played by international justice. This year's Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to South African lawyer Pillay. The Tokyo District Court sentenced the defendant who attacked Takashi Tachibana, leader of the People's Protection Party from NHK, to nine years in prison, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the publisher in the Bandscore imitation lawsuit, and the Financial Services Agency ordered Prudential Life Insurance to suspend some operations for more than three months over the issue of stealing money from customers. Prime Minister Takaichi said that he hopes Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yan will work harder than anyone else, making use of his extensive knowledge and policy-building ability, and the six opposition parties in the House of Councilors agreed to consider submitting a resolution to censure Agriculture, Fisheries and Agriculture Minister Yan. Prime Minister Takaichi asked the House of Councilors representative to explain that it is important for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yan to provide an appropriate explanation regarding his remarks. In the August household budget survey, consumption expenditure decreased by 3.1%.

In a public opinion poll conducted by the Shimbun Tsushin Research Group, the percentage of people who view the United States as the "biggest threat to world peace" increased by 9.3 points from the previous year to 26.8%, placing it in second place after China (32.5%). 82.5% of respondents said that US President Trump is having a "bad influence on the world," and 76.7% felt a sense of crisis over the Taiwan crisis.

Suspicions have emerged that more than 130 million people have been fraudulently deleted from the electoral register in India. Opposition parties and the youth group ``Cockroach People's Party'' staged protest demonstrations, raising suspicions about the arbitrary decision made by the election commission chairman. The foundations of democracy are being shaken by a series of detentions by the authorities.

On the 9th, the Trump administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC). The United States views the ICC as a "threat to its sovereignty" and is willing to dismantle it, but Japan and European countries have expressed concerns from the perspective of maintaining international order, raising concerns about serious conflict with allies.